"I was pleased with our overall scoring balance," Charlotte
coach Alan Major said. "We got a nice effort by our bench. I was also very
pleased with our defensive effort as we held a potent offensive team to 32%
shooting from the floor."

Henry turned in an all-around performance while notching his
second consecutive double-digit game. Henry was 7-for-12 from the field, hit
6-of-7 free throws and grabbed five rebounds.

Charlotte (13-2 overall, 1-0 A-10) used its bench where it placed
three players in double figures in scoring. Sophomore E. Victor Nickerson
finished with a career-high 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

The Niners held La Salle (10-4, 0-1) to a 32.5 percent (25-of-77)
shooting performance throughout the game.

Charlotte controlled the game during the second half but La
Salle posed a slight threat when it erased the 49ers' double-digit lead six
times. The Explorers got within six; their closest of the half after Ramon
Galloway drove to the basket on a fast break dunk at the 2:53 mark. However the
Niners responded with a dunk of their own from Henry with 2:33 left to push the
game out of reach.

The Niners seized a 33-17 lead at halftime, with their
defense playing a major role. Charlotte held La Salle to 17 points in the first
half, the fewest by a 49ers opponent this season. La Salle took its last lead
of the half at the 14:53 mark as it was all Charlotte from that point on. The
Niners went on a 10-0 run to lift them to an 18-8 advantage capped off by
Mayfield three-pointer with 10:14 remaining.

Charlotte stretched their lead back to double digits at the
6:53 mark after going on a 10-3 run to close out the half. The Explorers made
its final basket of the half at the 4:56 mark.

La Salle's Galloway led all scorers with 23 points and nine
rebounds. However, the 49ers defense caused Galloway, the A-10's leading
scorer, to go 7-for-29 from the field and 3-for-14 from beyond the arc in the
game.

The Niners resume Atlantic 10 play as they travel to Rhode
Island on Saturday, Jan. 12. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.